After burning the boat, Fan Jin and the Yan brothers crossed the wasteland of the river embankment. After walking a few miles, they reached the official road.
Fortunately, it was not far from the prefecture.
Fan Jin walked calmly and calmly.
The Yan brothers couldn't take it anymore. Their physical fitness was already poor.
After the shock, her entire body was sore.
He could only bid farewell to Fan Jin.
As they spoke, they were all frightened, afraid that Fan Jin would change his face and attack.
Fortunately, Fan Jin immediately agreed with a smile, and the three of them parted on the official road.
Lord Yan's heart was pounding, and he didn't even dare to look at Fan Jin's face.
Yan Dayu admired Fan Jin very much. He cupped his hands and said,""This time, Brother Fan saved us. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely repay you.”
"Brother Yan is too polite."
Of course, Fan Jin wouldn't say that this incident was caused by him.
He cupped his hands and bid farewell.
It was possible that they would meet again in the future, and it would probably be in the provincial examination field.
However, according to the settings in the Scholar's Unofficial History, these two had never passed the imperial examination.
There were more and more pedestrians in front of them, and the shadow of the city of Guangzhou began to appear.
Fan Jin gradually became excited.
Guangzhou, a first-tier city, here I come!
Hmm…
I wonder if the housing prices are high now?
……
In the early Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou City was actually an ordinary prefecture.
In terms of scale, it was not even comparable to Yangzhou, let alone Nanjing and Suzhou.
The perimeter of the city was 37,930 feet, and it was 28 feet tall. There were city gates, city towers, watchtowers, battlements, parapets, sheep and horse walls, as well as moats, which were the moats of Xihao and Yudai Hao. The jade belt was like water, surrounding the entire city.
The rammed earth city wall was above the city base, followed by the brick wall.
This city was the combined size of the three old cities of the Song Dynasty. It was built under the supervision of Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia, in the 13th year of Hongwu. It had only been 20 years since then, and only a few weeds had crawled out of the cracks in the city bricks. The entire city looked brand new.
During the Jiajing period, a Portugal missionary described in his work the Guangzhou he saw outside the West City: This city (as well as the others) was built along the river, and it looked as if it were within a moat, for the other sides of the city were surrounded by a wide moat filled with water. There was enough space between this moat and the city wall to gather an army. The earth from the excavated moat was piled between it and the wall, so the base of the wall was much higher than the rest. However, there was still a big flaw in the city outside the moat. On the opposite bank of the river, there was a hill outside the city wall and the moat that overlooked the entire city.
The city of Guangzhou depicted by the missionary was right in front of Fan Jin.
That mountain was the West Mountain.
There was also a beautiful tower on the mountain. It was the Six Banyan Pagoda built by the Song Dynasty...
There were some banyan trees planted inside and outside the city wall. Even in late autumn, the green leaves were still lush.
Fan Jin arrived at Xihao. He bypassed the sheep and horse wall and crossed the moat. The sun was already setting in the west, but there was still a line of people waiting to enter the city gate.
There were also quite a few examinees who were dressed similarly to Fan Jin. Some were alone, some were accompanied by attendants and servants, and some were in groups of three to five. They were all waiting at the city gate to check their travel passes before entering the city.
At this time, the travel pass system was still quite strict.
The soldiers guarding the city were led by a military officer wearing a six-petal bright helmet and bright iron armor.
Ordinary soldiers wore folded scarves and red mandarin duck fat jackets. They held long spears or swords at their waists. Their eyes were bright and alert.
The Wei had been under control for decades, and during the Hongwu period, it still maintained a relatively high level of combat power.
Looking at these guards, they were muscular and tall, their hands were big and strong, covered in calluses. They were clearly well-trained elites.
Fan Jin's travel pass was issued by General Manager Xia, so there was naturally no problem.
However, the military officer guarding the city still took a careful look at Fan Jin, his eyes filled with surprise.
An examinee from the Southern Sea actually had such an outstanding temperament?
Moreover…the killing intent on his body was like a needle piercing into the eyes of this military official.
This military official saw something different about Fan Jin.
After checking the guide, he let Fan Jin into the city.
There were no ripples.
"Lord Vice Chiliarcher?" A centurion smiled at the military official,""Why did you look at an ordinary examinee so many times?”
"Ordinary?"
Xia Jin shook his head and smiled.
There was a murderous aura coming from this youth!
Only warriors who had fought in an army of millions could sense this faint aura.
Originally, they wanted to check carefully, but Fan Jin's travel pass was flawless.
He didn't look like someone who had been in the army or fought in a war, nor was he suspected of being a bandit. He could only ignore him for the time being.
……
Entering the city from Xi Hao, not far from the city was the famous Yuexiu Street.
However, after hundreds of years, Fan Jin did not find any similarities.
A prefecture was a prefecture after all. There were limestone roads along the way. Not long after entering the city, there were a large number of tea shops on both sides, selling loose tea leaves, tea cakes, tea bricks, and tea.
Then, there were all kinds of snack shops, bars, and restaurants.
The deeper one went into the prosperous area, the more shops and restaurants there were.
The crowd was bustling with activity and was slightly crowded.
It was only in such a big prefecture city that one could see the same popularity as the bustling city in the future.
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